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HMOA created the award-winning fit-out for Trade Me Wellington's adjacent site at 2 Market Lane, as well as previous interiors for Trade Me Auckland (2015) and Christchurch (2018).

Requiring additional space, this time Trade Me engaged HMOA to work with them to refresh an existing area over three floors of the heritage-listed John Chambers Building. A distinctive, colourful workplace has been created with a new entry that allows Trade Me staff to come and go between 2 and 3 Market Lane.

The second level has been replanned to create a secure public entry and lobby, and the existing conference area relocated into the central core of the building. Glazed partition walls separate this social area, and the staff cafeteria, from the quiet workspaces.

A commissioned mural by Wellington artist Gina Kiel tells the Trade Me story along the relined, signature curved walls of this Hoggard, Prouse, Gummer building, originally designed in 1917.

This project saw strong collaboration between architect and client. Key colours have been pulled from the mural to create a vibrant palette, also inspired by Trade Me's furniture selection; an eclectic mix of seating options purchased by Trade Me on Trade Me!

Joinery is kept neutral so as not to compete with the central mural. Trade Me's own design for a 'bike coffee grinder' is incorporated.

Maximised ‘whiteboard areas' with feature walls are positioned around the perimeter of the space, with glass whiteboards on the internal stair to retain light and create animated useable wall areas.

Photography credit: Andy Spain

Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects Ltd
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Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects is an NZIA award-winning practice with studios in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Tauranga. Established in 1997, our rich portfolio of commercial and residential work demonstrates a strong commitment to creating beautifully-crafted architecture that enhances the lives of those who experience our buildings – both inside and out.

We believe that enduring architecture is a delicate balance of factors – our clients’ needs and aspirations, our professional training and expertise, the history and nature of the site – but also intuition and commonsense. Every design decision, from materials to how the building complements the landscape, matters to us and adds to the experiential qualities of our projects.  

Directors Max Herriot and John Melhuish in Wellington, Duval O'Neill in Christchurch and Matt Pearson in Auckland are committed to the best architectural design practices. HMOA Associate and registered architect Jenny Duck runs the Tauranga studio.

As well as new homes and house renovations, we have experience in the education, recreation, heritage, health and hospitality sectors, office interiors, multi-unit developments, civil projects and master-planning.